Introducing the Fishawack Group of Companies Standing out from the crowd 2017
Who am I? A brief introduction Dr Diane Sutherland Group Professional Development Director Fishawack Group of Companies Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK Email: diane.sutherland@fishawack.com Tel: +44 (0)7711 222330 www.fishawack.com
Namesake Fishawack is the name given by the Lenape Indians to the Passaic River in New Jersey, USA > 6,000 years ago, they migrated south from Canada and during their travels crossed the Passaic River at a shallow place they called 'the Crossing of the Fishawack' Folklore has it that the Fishawack river confers good fortune on all those who bathe in her, and it continues to be honored annually in the local Fishawack Festival
The Fishawack Group of Companies who are we? Specialists in medical and marketing communications with extensive therapy area expertise One of the largest, independent global medical communications and medical marketing specialists >450 staff Preferred partner to 18 of the top 20 pharma/biotech companies Robust processes to ensure compliance Enlightened company culture that stimulates innovation & creativity Co-located with global and regional pharma hubs
The Fishawack Group of Companies Global Medical Communications Global footprint offering round the clock coverage UK: Abingdon, Knutsford, Brighton, London USA: Conshohocken, PA and San Diego, CA SWITZERLAND: Basel CHINA: Hong Kong INDIA: Hyderabad Singapore Fishawack Group agency Partner agency Native languages spoken:
Our full service offering Delivered with In-house Expertise Scientific medical communications Promotional medical communications Strategic Consultancy Market access communications Independent Therapeutic Consultancy
What we do covering a wide range of therapy areas Sexual health Diabetes Respiratory Dermatology Neurology multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer s Cardiology Ophthalmology Oncology Gastroenterology Infectious diseases vaccines and anti-microbials Haematology
Our Fishawack Medical Communications Group >230 staff ~60% scientific medical writers & editorial services, of whom 90% hold PhDs / higher degrees Event Specialists Creative/Studio/Motion / Digital/ IT Project Managers Account Leaders and Consulting Directors Global capabilities offered locally BScs, MScs, PhDs, PharmDs, MDs Pharma experience in medical affairs, marketing, publications management & product development Medical publishers, CMPPs, AMWA, TIPPA, ISMPP committee members Physicians, nurses, pharmacists
What do we have to offer new recruits? A large & talented team of scientific writers to work with and learn from 500+ years of medical writing experience across >25 agencies 1 month 20+ years Fresh New ideas Experienced Broad knowledge on different project types and therapy areas
a well established training programme delivered through a new learning management system Lunch and learn sessions informal and interactive On the job senior review and mentoring Visiting external trainers tailored to team needs External courses tailored to individual needs Centralisation of training resources Self-learning when you need it Flexible learning: available on any device Track-able learning for personal development plans
Footsteps, posters, balloons, webkeys and sweets in all offices on launch day
Uniquely diverse medical writing career pathway 3 yrs Principal Writer 8 yrs Scientific Director Science/ writing focus 0-3 yrs 2-4 yrs 3-5 yrs 4 yrs Medical Writer Senior Medical Writer Editorial Team Leader Editorial Manager Editorial/ Technical Director Internal (training procedures and team development) 4 yrs Editorial Business Manager Editorial Business Director External (BD support, account development)
Our philosophy Fishawack represents a set of values and a vision: Be the best at what we do Show clients the same respect we wish to be shown Demonstrate honesty and integrity Express individuality whilst working within the professional standards
Standing out from the crowd a final word When asked to summarise why we stand out from the crowd in one sentence, I say that Fishawack is a specialist medical communications business that encourages independent thinking and embraces innovation and creativity. This remains rare for a medical communications business.
Natasha Dean my journey to Fishawack Undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences Masters in Global Health and Development Year abroad
My journey at Fishawack September 2017 Started as a new medical writer January 2018 Introduced to key client contacts Lead first project from start to finish Submitted first paper! Today Multiple accounts Pubs and non-pubs materials Leading projects and fully client-facing
My journey at Fishawack Abstracts Posters Oral presentations Manuscripts Medical writer Symposiums